"Latent Tuberculosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The dormant form of TUBERCULOSIS where the person shows no obvious symptoms and no sign of the causative agent (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) in the SPUTUM despite being positive for tuberculosis infection skin test.
| Descriptor ID |
D055985
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.410.040.552.846.122
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| Concept/Terms |
Latent Tuberculosis- Latent Tuberculosis
- Latent Tuberculoses
- Tuberculoses, Latent
- Tuberculosis, Latent
- Latent Tuberculosis Infection
- Infection, Latent Tuberculosis
- Infections, Latent Tuberculosis
- Latent Tuberculosis Infections
- Tuberculosis Infection, Latent
- Tuberculosis Infections, Latent
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Latent Tuberculosis" by people in Profiles.
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Szkwarko D, Kim S, Carter EJ, Goldman RE. Primary care providers' and nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and skills regarding latent TB infection testing and treatment: A qualitative study from Rhode Island. PLoS One. 2022; 17(4):e0267029.
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Magee MJ, Khakharia A, Gandhi NR, Day CL, Kornfeld H, Rhee MK, Phillips LS. Increased Risk of Incident Diabetes Among Individuals With Latent Tuberculosis Infection. Diabetes Care. 2022 04 01; 45(4):880-887.
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Wang Y, Deng Y, Liu N, Chen Y, Jiang Y, Teng Z, Ma Z, Chang Y, Xiang Y. Alterations in the Gut Microbiome of Individuals With Tuberculosis of Different Disease States. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022; 12:836987.
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Verma S, Pacheco C, Carter EJ, Szkwarko D. Latent Tuberculosis Infection Treatment Outcomes in an At-Risk Underserved Population in Rhode Island. J Prim Care Community Health. 2022 Jan-Dec; 13:21501319221111106.
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Szkwarko D, Urbanowski ME, Thal R, Iyer P, Foley S, Randall LM, Bernardo J, Savageau JA, Cochran J. Expanding Latent Tuberculosis Infection Testing and Treatment in Massachusetts Primary Care Clinics via the ECHO Model. J Prim Care Community Health. 2022 Jan-Dec; 13:21501319221119942.
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Bolduc P, Day PG, Behl-Chadha B, Karapanos M, Carson-Sasso V, Simpson EH, Hebert S. Community-Based HIV and Viral Hepatitis Fellowship Evaluation: Results from a Qualitative Study. J Prim Care Community Health. 2022 Jan-Dec; 13:21501319221138193.
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Daniel VT, Blankenship KC, Daly RF, Tkachenko E, Morss-Walton PC, Levin NA. Low rate of conversion to positive tuberculosis status among patients with psoriasis on biologic therapies: A retrospective study from a US academic medical center. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 Mar; 84(3):830-833.
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Kumar NP, Moideen K, Nancy A, Viswanathan V, Shruthi BS, Sivakumar S, Natarajan M, Kornfeld H, Babu S. Plasma chemokines are biomarkers of disease severity, higher bacterial burden and delayed sputum culture conversion in pulmonary tuberculosis. Sci Rep. 2019 12 03; 9(1):18217.
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Lal A, Al Hammadi A, Rapose A. Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Treatment Initiation and Completion Rates in Persons Seeking Immigration and Health Care Workers. Am J Med. 2019 11; 132(11):1353-1355.
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Magee MJ, Salindri AD, Kornfeld H, Singhal A. Reduced prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection in diabetes patients using metformin and statins. Eur Respir J. 2019 03; 53(3).